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Lovett, Benjamin J.; Sparks, Richard L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
Much has been written about gifted students with learning disabilities, but there have been few large-scale empirical investigations, and the concept has proven controversial. The authors reviewed the available empirical literature on these students, focusing on (a) the criteria by which the students were identified and (b) the students'…
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Standardized Tests
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Axelrod, Bradley N.; Paolo, Anthony M. – Psychological Assessment, 1998
Full scale IQ (FSIQ) scores, followed by verbal (VIQ) and performance (PIQ) IQ scores, demonstrated the highest comparability between WAIS-R and its seven subtest form when tested with 1,880 subjects from the standardization sample. Correlations between versions were consistently lower for PIQ than FSIQ and VIQ. Age grouping did not affect…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concurrent Validity, Intelligence Quotient, Performance Based Assessment
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Taub, Gordon E. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001
Investigated the construct validity of the implied and theoretical structures of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III). Results using the standardization sample of 2,450 adults and adolescents indicate that the WAIS-III provides an excellent measure of the four-factor model and a general factor, but they do not support the construct…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Construct Validity, Factor Structure